High School Gymnastics: Two Eagles post personal bests on uneven bars

April 03, 2007

By American News Sports Staff BROOKINGS - The Aberdeen Central gymnastics team posted two individual personal best marks in the uneven bars and totaled 121.225 points Saturday at the Brookings Invitational. The 10-team meet was won by Mitchell with 142.55 points and the Kernels' Brooke Cersosimo, daughter of former Northern State tennis player John Cersosimo, won the all-around competition with a score of 37.2. "We had mixed feelings about the meet," said Central coach Jen Deutsch. "I felt that we had a lot of good things happen although the scores do not reflect it. The 121 score was good in light of the scores being low. At invites like this, the judging is pretty tough." Maria Decker and Alli Arampatzis both recorded personal highs in the bars. Decker scored a 6.60 and Arampatzis a 7.55. Adrianne Skaggs finished 10th in the competition with an 8.55. The balance beam was a good event for the Golden Eagles as three competitors completed their routines without a fall and the other two fell just once. Jessica Stangl returned from an injury and competed in just one event. "We had her on the beam and she did good," Deutsch said. "She felt good being back and was excited. Hopefully, next time we can get her in a few more events." In the vault, several Golden Eagles attempted full hand springs. "The girls did new vaults and completed them well. In the bars we were finally connecting everything and the flow of the routine was better. I thought we did well on the floor. We were fairly close to Huron (in team points) so that was good," Deutsch said. The Golden Eagles get right back into competition on Monday at a triangular hosted by Watertown. Sioux Falls O'Gorman is the other team. Team Points: Mitchell 142.55, Watertown 140.275, Sioux Falls Lincoln 132.95, Brookings 131.425, Madison 128.05, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 126.05, Yankton 122.90, Huron 122.175, Aberdeen Central 121.225, Sioux Falls Washington 53.025. Floor Exercise: Taylor Hermansen, 6.35; Alli Arampatzis 6.55; Jordan Swanson 7.30; Adrianne Skaggs, 8.00; Brittany Malsam, 6.1. Uneven Bars: Jessica Greger, 4.90; Maria Decker, 6.60; Swanson, 7.05; Arampatzis, 7.55; 10, Skaggs, 8.55. Balance Beam: Jessica Stangl, 7.05; Arampatzis, 7.15; Swanson, 7.30; Amber Bonn, 7.40; Skaggs, 8.20. Vault: Bonn, 7.90; Arampatzis, 8.05; Greger, 8.15; Skaggs, 8.50; Swanson, 8.525. All-Around: Arampatzis, 29.3, Swanson 30.175; Skaggs, 33.25.